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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Schwartz stresses that one should do their best to find ways to be _____.
2. Schwartz explains that one must treat themselves in what manner?
3. How does mediation help Schwartz feel?
4. Schwartz explains that, first and foremost, one must obtain what type of involvement in life?
5. Schwartz explains that one is more likely to be absorbed by which state?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 6, Morrie explains the importance of not becoming useless. Explain why not becoming useless is so important.
2. In Chapter 10, Morrie explains that it is extremely important for the sufferer to develop a connection with a higher power. Explain the importance behind the development of this connection with a higher power.
3. At the end of Chapter 6, Morrie explains how he became well-known. Explain the process which leads to Morrie being in the public eye.
4. In Chapter 6, Morrie discusses suffering. Briefly discuss Morrie's view on suffering and how it relates to one experiencing declining health.
5. In Chapter 9, Morrie stresses the importance of detachment from the disease. Explain why this detachment is so important to Morrie. What personally helps Morrie form this sense of detachment?
6. In Chapter 8, Morrie explains that privacy is a major issue to one in declining health. Explain why privacy is so important.
7. In Chapter 10, Morrie discusses the importance of spiritual connection. Explain Morrie's view on the importance of a spiritual connection and why one who is experiencing declining health needs this connection.
8. In Chapter 6, Morrie discusses the sociologist Erving Goffman. Explain how Morrie incorporates Goffman's theories into his own ideas.
9. In Chapter 8, Morrie discusses Martin Buber. Who is Buber, and what significance does he have to Morrie?
10. In Chapter 9, Morrie states that one must be a witness to themselves. Explain what Morrie means by this statement.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Morrie Schwartz has a definite target audience for his book "Morrie: In His Own Words." Describe Schwartz's intended audience. Give specific examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 9, Schwartz discusses the importance of having control. What does he stress that one has control over? How is one supposed to obtain this control? Use details from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
One of the major topics that Schwartz focuses on throughout the book is his personal feelings towards his loss of independence. Describe how Schwartz relates this loss of independence as being so difficult because of the culture we live in.
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